He left Juve after seven consecutive Serie A titles and was formally appointed this week at their rivals.

“As always when changing club, there is something different to get used to, but there is also great optimism that we can achieve our winning targets,” the new Inter director told Sky Sport Italia.

“We are at a crossroads for the season. There is disappointment over the Champions League elimination, as we wanted to get past the group stage, but we have to look forward with pride and follow the other targets for this campaign.”

“He completes the work of the team as the perfect centre-forward, because there are times when the opposition press you and you have to go behind the line to find the ball,” Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia.

“In the last couple of games, Icardi has done that perfectly.”

Until that VAR decision for Seko Fofana’s handball at the 76th minute, the Nerazzurri had struggled to break Udinese down.

It wasn’t pretty to watch at times, but on Saturday night Inter did something they have struggled to do in recent games and that is win.

Captain Mauro Icardi converted a Panenka-style penalty late in the game as Inter rebounded from the disappointment of their midweek Champions League exit by beating Udinese 1-0 win at Giuseppe Meazza.

Udinese appeared to have cleared a corner in the 76th minute but the referee then asked for a VAR review amid Inter protests and, after looking at the pitchside monitor, ruled that Seko Fofana had handled the ball.

Inter’s failure to beat PSV on Tuesday and qualify for the Champions League knockout stages has reportedly not gone down well in China.

According to Corriere della Sera, playing in the Europa League instead of the Champions League will cost Inter at least €17m. Money that the club needs in order to escape from Financial Fair Play purgatory.

From our Twitter feed, it is clear that Inter fans blamed Luciano Spalletti for the club’s inability to progress in the Champions League and apparently that feeling is shared by Suning.

Luciano Spalletti felt Inter “let the tension get to us” in a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven that knocked them out of the Champions League.

Mauro Icardi cancelled out the Hirving Lozano opener and a win here would’ve put them through to the Round of 16, as Barcelona held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw.

“We were unable to keep our calm, despite the fact everything was still possible. We gave the ball away, were tactically not organised and PSV were allowed some dangerous counter-attacks,” Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia.